Animal-trap.



No. 721,407. PAT'ENTE'D FEB. 24, 1-903.

W. WILHELMS.

ANIMAL TRAP.

.APPLIGATION 1 1,311 SEPT. 29, 1902. no MODEL.

PI as. 0

UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

WILHELM WILHELMS, OF .BRUNING, NEBRASKA.

ANlM AL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 721,407, dated February 24, 1903. V

' Application files September 29, 1902. Serial No. 125,245. (No model To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM WILHnLMs,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bruning, in the county oi- Th'ayer and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in AnimalHTraps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in animal-traps; and it has for its objects, among others, toprovide a .simple andcheap construction which, however, shall be eflicient, easily set,'not accidentally sprung, but positive in its action and comprising a minimum number of parts, those permitting of its manufacture at minimum cost.

Other objects and advantagesof the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with thenu- 'merals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a face view'of the'trap set. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it sprung.

with the head of the animal shown in position. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings, 1 designates a suitable base or support,

which may be of any shape, material, and

size and'formed with an opening 2, disposed vertically therein. p

3 is a raised portion preferably formed separately and secured thereto in any suitable manner, as by screws 4, and this raised por tion is cut away upon its under face to form a recess or chamber 5, which extends'entirely through from front to'rear side, and in this recess or chamber is designedto work the choking-loop soon to be described. This recessed portion has an opening ,6 therein coinciding with the opening 2 in the base 1, as clearly illustrated in the-drawings.

7 is the choking-loop, which-may be of any desired construction, adapted to move in the space between the base 1 and the recessed base 1,as seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

' portion 3, as seen ina'll of the views. When in its set position, this loop encircles the openings 2 and 6, as seen clearly in Fig. 1. This loop is formed integral with the wire 8, ex-

tending su bstantiallylengthwise of the base,

and'is formed in theone or more coils 9, one end of the wire being bent around the main portion, as at 10, to form one portion of the choking-loop, andthe other end is ben t'downward and engages in an opening 11 in the Near this end the wire is held down bya staple or other means 12, engaged over the same-and heldi the base.

13 is a pin passed through the recessed portion 3 into the base and serves as a stop for the outwardmovement of the choking-loop.

15 is the holding device for' holding the trap in its set position. It comprises a piece of wire having one end 16 coiled or looped or otherwise engaged with astaple or analogous means 17, held in the base substantially in line with the pin '13, and this wire is bent outward, as at 1'8, toform a trigger, and the wire isvthen bent into a loop or the like, 19, which is provided with a cross-bar 20.

The operation. is" as follows: To set the trap,'-the choking-loop is brought into the position seen in Fig. 1, embracing the openings 2 and 6, and the wire 15 is then brought into position andthe trigger part 18 forced downward so as to engage over the front portion of the choking-loop, as seen clearly in Fig. 3, the lower portion of said trigger-engaging in the opening 2 of the base. 'The ring portion 19 and. its cross-bar 20 are then disposed over the openings, as shown in Fig.

1. The trap is then fixed in position over the hole, and as the animal places his. head into the opening through the choking-loop he displaces the wire 15, and as soon as the trigger portion thereof is disengaged from the loop the spring of the latter forces it outward and the animal is caught with the loop engaging under his chin, as clearly illustrated in Fig.2, or thetrap may bedisposed upon any suitable support in a horizontal position andwhen the animal sticks his nose through the opening 2' it engages the trigger and fires the trap.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is-- 1. An animal-trap comprising a base with an opening, a springactuated choking-loop movable thereover and a trigger disposed at right angles to said loop to engage the same, substantially as described.

2. An animal-trap comprising a base with an opening, a spring-actuated choking-loop movable thereover and a trigger disposed at right angles to said loop to engage the same, and having a looped portion;

3. An animal-trap comprising a base with an opening, a spring-actuated choking-loop movable thereover and a trigger disposed at right angles to said loop to engage the same, and having a looped portion provided with a cross-bar.

4. An animal-trap comprising a base, a spring-actuated choking-loop mounted thereon, a recessed portion between which and the base said choking-loop is disposed, and having an opening coincident with an opening in the base portion and a pivotally-mounted trigger portion adapted to engage said loop in said opening, substantially as described.

5. An animaltrap comprising a base, a spring-actuated choking-loop mounted thereon, a recessed portion between which and the base said choking-loop is disposed, and having an opening coincident with an opening in the base portionand a pivotally-mounted trigger portion adapted to engage said loop in said opening, and having a loop disposed in line with said opening.

6. An animal-trap comprising a base, a spring-actuated choking-loop mounted thereon, a recessed portion between which and the base said choking-loop is disposed, and having an opening coincident with an opening in the base portion and a pivotallymounted trigger portion adapted to engage said loop in said opening, having a loop disposed in line with said opening, and having a cross bar.

7. An animal-trap comprising a base, a spring-actuated choking-loop mounted thereon, a recessed portion between which and the base said choking-loop is disposed, and having an opening coincident with an open- -ing in the base portion and a pivotally-mount- 

